TONIGHT: Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms…a few with gusty winds and briefly heavy rainfall winding down toward central and southern areas. Patchy valley fog. A low in the mid 60s. Light north winds. (5)

TOMORROW: Morning clouds, then partly to mostly sunny. A high 80 to 85. Light north breeze. (5)

FRIDAY NIGHT: Increasingly cloudy but fair most of the evening. Showers and a chance for thunderstorms developing overnight some possibly heavy. A low in the upper 50s. (4)

SATURDAY: Cloudy, unsettled and cool. Showers likely, heavy at times with a risk for thunder mainly in the morning. Showers scattered in the afternoon. A high in the mid 60s. (4)

Looking further ahead…

SATURDAY NIGHT: Considerable cloudiness. Showers…some possibly heavy again with a risk of thunder. A low 55 to 60. (3)

SUNDAY: Considerable cloudiness. A good chance for showers with a risk for thunder…some heavy at times. A high 65 to 70. (2)

MONDAY: Mostly cloudy after morning fog. A few mountain sprinkles. Blustery at times. A low 50 to 55. A high in the mid 70s. (2)

TUESDAY: Mostly sunny and not so cool. A low 50 to 55. A high around 80 (2)

WEDNESDAY: Lots of sunshine. A low in the mid 50s. A high in the mid 80s.

Average lows 55 to near 60. Normal high mid 70s to near 80

(Confidence factor: 5 = Good predictability 1 = shaky modeling lowered confidence) RH/7-7

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